AUBURN — Authorities on Monday charged two men with drug trafficking after a 29-year-old man on Riverside Drive died from an apparent heroin overdose Sunday morning. An investigation by Auburn detectives and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency led police to search the home of Kevin M. Camp, 41, at 26 Fifth St. in Auburn, where […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Jan. 28 AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Auburn Hall. Workshop will include a preview of next year’s budget and an update from the Auburn Business Development Corp. Regular meeting will include Mayor Jason Levesque’s state of the city address. LEWISTON — Community meeting with Todd Finn, […]
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Auburn mayor to give 'state of the city' address
AUBURN — Mayor Jason Levesque will give a “state of the city” address during the City Council meeting Monday. The speech, which was described in a Friday news release as a way to “celebrate the progress and municipal achievements of the past year,” would mark the first such address by an Auburn mayor in decades. […]
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‘A cool opportunity’: Hopefuls audition for Maine’s Got Talent
Stephanie Gelinas, executive director of Sandcastle Clinical and Educational Services, center, displays a video audition on her phone for the rest of the Maine’s Got Talent reviewers to evaluate. In the front row are Mona Leavitt and Charlene O’Clair. Seated next to Gelinas are Jaci Peterson, left, and Sonia Theberge. (Sun Journal photo by Andree […]
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New England Watercolor Society show to include Auburn artist
BOSTON — New England Watercolor Society, one of the oldest and most prestigious watercolor societies in the United States, will present the annual Signature Members Show, highlighting the work of some of the finest watercolor artists in New England during February. Auburn resident Janet Laird-Lagassee will be among 99 artists participating in the show, to be held […]
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Copies of Griffin's book will not be for sale at APL event
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library’s event with Mark Griffin on Thursday, Feb. 14, has changed slightly. Unfortunately, there will not be copies of the book available to purchase at the program as was previously announced. Folks with copies of his book “All That Heaven Allows” may bring theirs in and ask Griffin to sign it.
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Auburn students raise funds in memory of teacher
Social studies teacher Shane Gilbert stamps Alexus Newton’s hand with an image of a cat. The seventh-grader had donated money to an Auburn Middle School fundraiser in honor of a science teacher who passed Jan. 19 after a two-year battle with cancer. Students were allowed to wear hats throughout the day in exchange for donating […]
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Lisbon man who crashed stolen truck into Auburn Mall pleads to felony
LEWISTON — A Lisbon man who police said escaped from a residential facility and drove a stolen truck through entrance doors at the Auburn Mall in September 2018 admitted Friday to a related felony. Tyler Nickerson, 26, pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal mischief, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison. […]
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Winterfest Auburn kicks off
Monika Nolt of Lewiston and her two children, Jaden, left, and Sawyer, join Theo Rinck, far right, of Turner while making paper snowmen at the Auburn Public Library on Friday. Children’s librarian Deb Cleveland read snowmen-themed books before children made their own snowmen as part of Winterfest Auburn 2019. For more activities related to the […]
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Auburn police nab Maryland man in credit card skimming investigation
AUBURN — A Maryland man was arrested and charged in connection with a credit card skimming ring. Local police said in a news release that they arrested Brian Boley, 32, of Takoma Park, Maryland on Wednesday after conducting a four-month investigation. He was charged with felony forgery and theft and two misdemeanors stemming from his […]